Jessica Lynn Suchon is a poet, librettist, and playwright located in Philadelphia, PA.

 

She is the author of Scavenger, winner of the YesYes Books Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest. Jessica has received honors from The Aspen Institute, the Academy of American Poets, and Best New Poets. Her poetry was included in the anthology A SHADOW MAP: An Anthology by Survivors of Sexual Assault. Individual poems have appeared in Copper Nickel, Willow Springs, Ninth Letter, Yemassee, and RHINO Poetry, among others. She received her MFA in poetry from Southern Illinois University.

 

Jessica was a 2019 Tennessee Playwrights Studio Fellow. Her full-length play Shopgirls premiered at the Darkhorse Theater Chapel in Nashville, TN. Her voice acting has been featured in the podcast Dear Murder Street as well as various advertisements and informational videos.

 

In her longstanding collaborative partnership with American composer and former high school classmate, Stephanie Ann Boyd, Jessica has written librettos that have premiered internationally and been featured everywhere from national newspapers to textbooks.​